Consolidated Freightways v. Industrial Commission

The arbitrator dismissed Bernard Bermes’s (claimant’s) application for adjustment of claim because the same was not filed within the period of one year after the date of the last payment of compensation as required by section 6 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, ch. 48, par. 138.6.) The Industrial Commission reversed the decision of the arbitrator, finding that the application for adjustment of claim had been timely filed, awarded the claimant 20% loss of use of the left leg and ordered Consolidated Freightways, his employer, to pay him $57.50 a week for 40 weeks. The…